Desert Long-eared Bat vs Splayed Deerfly

Otonycteris hemprichii compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Long-eared Bat	Splayed Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Tabanidae
Genus	Otonycteris	Chrysops
Species	Otonycteris hemprichii	Chrysops caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Desert Long-eared Bat and Splayed Deerfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Desert Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Long-eared Bat	Splayed Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.